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The Quentin Blake Book Jenny Uglow

The Quentin Blake Book By Jenny Uglow

The Quentin Blake Book by Jenny Uglow


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The Quentin Blake Book Summary

The Quentin Blake Book by Jenny Uglow

A fully illustrated overview of the life and work of the universally loved Quentin Blake, released ahead of the artist's 90th birthday in December 2022.

Quentin Blake is an artist who has charmed and inspired generations of readers. Tracing Blake's art and career from his very first drawings - published in Punch when he was 16 - through his collaborations with writers from Roald Dahl and John Yeoman to Russell Hoban and David Walliams, to his large-scale works for hospitals and public spaces and right up to his most recent passions and projects, acclaimed author Jenny Uglow here presents a fully illustrated overview of Quentin Blake's extraordinary body of work, with accompanying commentary by the artist himself.

With unprecedented access to the artist's entire archive, The Quentin Blake Book reveals the stories behind some of Blake's most famous creations, while also providing readers with an intimate insight into the unceasing creativity of this remarkable artist.

The Quentin Blake Book Reviews

'Quentin Blake is without doubt Britain's best-known and best-loved living illustrator' - Sir Christopher Frayling

About Jenny Uglow

Jenny Uglow is a prize-winning author and biographer. She was Chair of the Royal Society of Literature 2014-16. Her books include bestselling biographies of Elizabeth Gaskell and William Hogarth. Nature's Engraver: A Life of Thomas Bewick won the National Arts Writers Award; A Gambling Man: Charles II and the Restoration was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize; Edward Lear: A Life of Art and Nonsense was the winner of the Hawthornden Prize. She is also the author of Walter Crane in the Thames & Hudson series The Illustrators (2019).

Table of Contents

Introduction: Anything is possible
1. Youngest Contributor: Making a start
2. A Drink of Water: A lifetime of collaborations
3. Dancing Frogs: From Patrick to Mr Filkins
4. With Roald Dahl: The Odd Couple
5. Don Quixote to Godot: Classics and treasures
6. Up the Wall: Public spaces and hospitals
7. Solo Sequences: Personal series, for exhibitions
8. Twilight and Sunlight: Personal series, from book to gallery and back
9. Worrying Times: Some feeling of sympathy
10. Imaginary Portraits: Discovery through drawing
11. The Joy of Biro: The unexpected line
Authors note

Additional information

GOR012961226
9780500094358
0500094357
The Quentin Blake Book by Jenny Uglow
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Thames & Hudson Ltd
2022-09-29
256
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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